This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway

Pop · 2024 · 11 tracks · 38m

This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway

Gritty South London indie-soul defined by a gravelly, conversational delivery. Unfiltered lyrics meet jagged guitars and dry, punchy percussion.

June 21, 2024 · Island Records

A sharp-edged, brutally honest exploration of self-sabotage and urban isolation.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 38m

01

Good Books

4:15

02

Wish You Were Dead

3:14

03

Big Brown Eyes

3:38

04

Conceited

3:59

05

Messy

4:44

06

Walk on By

3:35

07

You Noticed

4:31

08

Crush

3:47

09

Fuck

2:44

10

Intrusive Thoughts

2:31

11

Outro

1:14

Moments Worth Listening For

The jarring transition from the deadpan spoken verses to the soaring, soulful release of the chorus in 'Messy'

The way the percussion feels like it's stumbling over itself during the frantic bridge of 'Intrusive Thoughts'

The brutal, unvarnished honesty of the vocal delivery in 'Fuck' where the rasp sounds like it's physically tearing

The skeletal guitar line in 'Wish You Were Dead' that provides a cold, sharp contrast to the emotional heat of the lyrics

Reviews

AllMusic

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Where This Album Departs

How does This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway sound next to the rest of Lola Young's catalogue?

Electric Guitar+1.7σ

The instrumentation foregrounds electric guitar notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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